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Maurice Hammerton 1961-2025

British Para Table Tennis is mourning the loss of board member Maurice Hammerton, who has passed away at the age of 63. “Maurice was a pillar within our sport and ever generous with his time and knowledge,” said BPTT Chairperson...

James Rawson 1965-2024

Six-time Paralympian James Rawson, who has passed away at the age of 59, will be remembered as one of Britain’s most successful Para table tennis players. “I knew James when I was East Midlands regional chairman in the 90's and...

Buckingham Palace hosts historic event to recognise coaches’ vital contribution to British Sport

Over 300 Olympic and Paralympic coaches including BPTT's Shaun Marples, Neil Robinson and Andrew Rushton were celebrated at Buckingham Palace to recognise their remarkable contribution to sport in the UK. The event held on Tuesday 22 October at Buckingham Palace...

Prepared for Paris

The 11 athletes that will represent ParalympicsGB in Paris this summer give their thoughts on the forthcoming Paralympic Games. Will Bayley, 36, Tunbridge Wells/Brighton Events – men’s class 7 singles, men’s class 14 doubles (with Martin Perry) “I’m training and...

ParalympicsGB launches new Athlete Community uniting generations of Great Britain’s Paralympians

Today marks the launch of a first ever ParalympicsGB Athlete Community – with the intention of reuniting every athlete who has competed at a Paralympic Games for Great Britain & Northern Ireland since the inaugural competition in 1960. Ahead of...

BPTT Performance Director receives Honorary MBE

British Para Table Tennis Performance Director Gorazd Vecko, who was awarded an Honorary MBE by His Majesty The King last year for his services to Paralympic Table Tennis, received his award in London today from the Rt Hon Stuart Andrew...

European Para Conference & Training Camp Review

Delegations from Scotland, England, Wales, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Belgium, Greece, and Hong Kong all working together.

End of an era for Karen Tonge OBE as she passes over her legacy

As her tenure as Chair of BPTT comes to an end, Karen Tonge OBE reflects on some wonderful memories from the past 9 years.

British athletes looking forward to home European Championships

The ITTF European Para Table Tennis Championships 2023 are taking place in Sheffield from September 4-9, the first international Para table tennis tournament outside of a multi-sport Games to be held in the UK since 2011. Here the 18 athletes...

Table tennis like solving a Rubik’s Cube for Ryan

When GB wheelchair rugby team captain Chris Ryan was looking for a new sporting challenge he could not have chosen a more contrasting sport than table tennis but the 31-year-old, who swapped the rugby ball for a table tennis bat...